Where does “calleja” come from?

calleja (Spanish) comes from Latin callicula, from Latin callis, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

calleja (Spanish): narrow street

Definitions

  1. narrow street

Ancestry of “calleja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincalliculalittle road, little street
2Latincallispath; rough, stony track
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “calleja”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Latin callis →Every word from Latin callicula →